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HereSince1628

(36,063 posts) Tue Jul 17, 2012, 06:44 PM Jul 2012

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This will be interesting...straight line wind event building over L. Michigan

with a big temp drop on the backside.

It was over 100 just outside Milw at 5pm. Could be 25 or more degrees cooler in less than an hour.

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This will be interesting...straight line wind event building over L. Michigan (Original Post) HereSince1628 Jul 2012 OP

are they calling it a derecho? LiberalEsto Jul 2012 #1

Not that I know of...just a big bow forming. HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #3

'Bow' in what? elleng Jul 2012 #6

The weather front... HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #7

According to WTMJ news, it was 99 at the airport at 6pm, just a few minutes later 83 F HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #8

I never heard of a derecho until your post. Looked it up virgogal Jul 2012 #4

Yep. Hurricane force winds traveling in a straight line LiberalEsto Jul 2012 #14

Apparently strong enough to make a couple of power outages. HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #9

The heat index was 100 here in up-state NY today orpupilofnature57 Jul 2012 #2

It's very hard on folks who aren't acclimated... HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #5

But don't worry about all this extreme weather ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #10

This looks to be bringing air temps right down to the dewpoint...thunderstorms HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #11

Yesterday, here in Arizona ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #13

We got our first rain in a month Neenah/Menasha Viking12 Jul 2012 #12

Nice rain over Madison this morning and 71 degrees. undeterred Jul 2012 #15

We're getting more rain in Appleton right now. Greybnk48 Jul 2012 #16

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

1. are they calling it a derecho?

Reply to HereSince1628 (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 06:46 PM

Jul 2012

The one we had in Maryland a couple of weeks ago was devastating.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

3. Not that I know of...just a big bow forming.

Reply to LiberalEsto (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 06:48 PM

Jul 2012

elleng

(130,869 posts)

6. 'Bow' in what?

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 06:55 PM

Jul 2012

Any talk about jet stream?

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

7. The weather front...

Reply to elleng (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 06:56 PM

Jul 2012

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

8. According to WTMJ news, it was 99 at the airport at 6pm, just a few minutes later 83 F

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 07:02 PM

Jul 2012

virgogal

(10,178 posts)

4. I never heard of a derecho until your post. Looked it up

Reply to LiberalEsto (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 06:51 PM

Jul 2012

and was stunned.

What a nasty weather event.

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

14. Yep. Hurricane force winds traveling in a straight line

Reply to virgogal (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 08:06 PM

Jul 2012

It made a mess from Indiana to the Atlantic Ocean. Wind gusts of 80 mph. Millions of people without electricity.

I really hope the weather event mentioned in the OP is not serious.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

9. Apparently strong enough to make a couple of power outages.

Reply to LiberalEsto (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 07:22 PM

Jul 2012

Small outages on both the north and south side near the lake.

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)

2. The heat index was 100 here in up-state NY today

Reply to HereSince1628 (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 06:47 PM

Jul 2012

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

5. It's very hard on folks who aren't acclimated...

Reply to orpupilofnature57 (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 06:52 PM

Jul 2012

ambulance came and took away one of the SO's neighbors late this afternoon.

It'd be great to get a blast of cool air.

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

10. But don't worry about all this extreme weather ...

Reply to HereSince1628 (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 07:24 PM

Jul 2012

Climate change is a myth.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

11. This looks to be bringing air temps right down to the dewpoint...thunderstorms

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 07:27 PM

Jul 2012

popping up all over as the cool air is moving inland.

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

13. Yesterday, here in Arizona ...

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #11)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 07:38 PM

Jul 2012

there was a micro-burst less than 500 feet from me and my car didn't even get wet.

Viking12

(6,012 posts)

12. We got our first rain in a month Neenah/Menasha

Reply to HereSince1628 (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 07:33 PM

Jul 2012

A good downpour. More please.

undeterred

(34,658 posts)

15. Nice rain over Madison this morning and 71 degrees.

Reply to HereSince1628 (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 07:41 AM

Jul 2012

I don' t think everyone else is getting it though.

Greybnk48

(10,167 posts)

16. We're getting more rain in Appleton right now.

Reply to HereSince1628 (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 08:01 AM

Jul 2012

Finally.

Over the past few weeks we've put out trays of water, we have four bird baths in the yard and a little fountain on the deck. The poor birds and critters (even hornets) have been at them constantly for a drink. This rain is truly welcome and a bit more is coming it looks like!

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